A high-speed railway linking the Chinese capital of Beijing with Shenyang Cheap Nike Air Max 270 , capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, is expected to kick off construction in the first half of 2014.

The 709-km railway will cut travel time between the two cities in half to 2.5 hours, said Tian Limin, a senior manager of the railway project at a conference organized by the Liaoning provincial government on Monday.

The railway is expected to be completed within 5 years with a total investment of 124.5 billion yuan (20.4 billion U.S. dollars). It is designed with a speed of 350 km per hour, said Tian.

After completion of the railway, 13 out of the 14 cities in the province will have high-speed rail connections Cheap Nike Air Max 360 , said Wang Zhanzhu, head of the Shenyang Railway Bureau.

China's railway network topped 100,000 km on Saturday, as several new high-speed rail links started operations ahead of one of the busiest travel seasons next month.

The newly opened links include the Xiamen-Shenzhen railway, the Xi'an-Baoji railway, the Chongqing-Lichuan railway Cheap Nike Air Max 97 , and others in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They have a combined distance of 2,000 km.

Of the 100,000 km of track, more than 10,000 km are highspeed, said Hu Yadong Cheap Nike Air Max 96 , vice general manager of the China Railway Corporation.

In his speech at the signing ceremony on Tuesday, Wang congratulated the successful application for Lao projects under Lancang-Mekong cooperation fund, saying this is another milestone in the Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework.

The Chinese side highly appreciates the enthusiastic participation of Lao side into the Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework, which has contributed greatly to the rapid development of the mechanism, Wang said.

China expects to work closely with Laos to promote the consensus reached Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Womens , jointly design and implement the next cooperation plans. The ambassador expresses his belief that under the active implementation of Laos and joint efforts of both sides, the Lancang-Mekong cooperation will gain more fruitful achievements in the future.

Khamphao, for her part, said that despite the short time since its commence, the Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism has made substantial progresses in various fields, reflecting that China attaches great importance and actively engages in various work to promoting the implementation of the "Sanya Declaration Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Mens ," especially in promotion of projects under Lancang-Mekong fund.

Laos has harvested tangible benefits from the Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism, including those in human resource development, infrastructure construction, public healthcare, and poverty reduction among others, according to the Lao diplomat.

Khamphao also expressed gratitude to Chinese side's approval of 13 projects of Laos under the Lancang-Mekong fund Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Supreme Green , adding that the projects will help promote socio-economic development of Laos, thus further strengthening the ties between Laos and China within Lancang-Mekong mechanism.

Lancang-Mekong cooperation is established in March 2016, since then various exchanges activities among political parties, officials, youth and religious groups have been organized.

"The State Council has highlighted equality for both domestic and foreign-funded businesses," he said.

A State Council document in January highlighted that all businesses participating in "Made in China 2025," the country's manufacturing improvement plan, would receive equal treatment.

"China's industrial policies are aimed at guiding and stimulating industries...and will not distort the market," Gao said.

The remarks came one day after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross criticized China's subsidies on the production of robots and electric cars.

The Chinese government has announced a timetable to withdraw subsidies step by step and promised to reduce restrictions for foreign investment to access the manufacturing of new energy vehicles (NEVs).

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